Student Stories

A graduate-level studio explores the role of design in politics and the many ways that contemporary designers are entering the political arena.

Interdisciplinary artist Andrew Ross discusses medium and meaning with juniors in RISD’s Painting department.

Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with the show’s co-curators.

Apparel Design seniors present work in progress that reveals the thinking behind what they’re making and why.

Students in a new Illustration studio taught by Mary Jane Begin develop cohesive styles and expressive characters to bring their stories to life.

Juniors Gina Vestuti and Yukti Agarwal are using grants awarded by RISD Research to document the work of blues musicians in the US and traditional weavers in India.

RISD’s chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America hosts an all-day makeathon focused on sustainability, accessibility and social impact.

A month-long, student-curated exhibition brings together artists and designers of color from RISD and beyond to illuminate the diversity of the Black experience.

RISD celebrates International Women’s Day with a visit from experimental European designer Patricia Urquiola.